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ANKLE SUPPORT FOR SKATES. No. 249,964. Patented Nov. 22,1881.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ELLWOOD G. MAOOMBER, OF PORTSMOUTH, RHODE ISLAND.

ANKLE-SUPPORT FOR SKATES.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 249,964, dated November22, 1881.

Application filed September 29, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ELLwoon G. MAOOM- BER, of Portsmouth, in the countyof Newport and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Ankle- Supports for Skates, of which thefollowing is a specification.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing, forming part of thisspecification, which is a perspective view of my improvement, shown asapplied to a skate.

The object of thisinvention is to provide ankle-supports for skatessimpler in construction and less expensive in manufacture than thoseheretofore made.

The invention consists in providing the forward edge of the heel-plateof the skate with a socket, in which is secured the bentlower end ofanupright rod, to the upper end of which is attached a divided leg-band,one leaf or sec tion of which is closed by the pressure of a spiralspring that is carried on the upright rod, the degree of pressure of thespring beingmadc adjustable, as desired.

A represents an ordinary skate, the heelplate B of which is extendedforward and is bentover upon itself until its edge nearly meets its bodyto form a socket, O, to receive the horizontal arm D formed by bendingthe lower end of the upright rod E at right angles and hinge the saidupright rod to the heel-plate. The arm D passes through the socket O,and its outer end is bent forward'to form a knob,

I to keep the said arm in place in the said socket 0. With thisconstruction, by swinging the upright rod E downward to turn the arm Dthrough about a half-revolution, the knob F will be brought opposite thespace between the edge of the socket O and the body of theheel-plate,and can he slipped outthrough the said space to detach therod E from the skate A.

The upper end, G, of the upright rod E is bent over into U form, and toit is secured, by rive-ts orother suitable means, the end ot'a halfband,H.

To the upper part of the upright rod E is hinged a correspondinghalf-band, I, by an eye formed upon the end of the said half-band I, toreceive the said rod E, or by other suitable means, so that thehalf-band I will be directly opposite the half-band H. The half-band Iis held forward or toward the half-band H by a spiral spring, J, placedupon the upper part of the upright rodE. The upper end ofthe spring J isattached to the hinged half-band I, and its lower end is attached to acollar, K, placed upon the upright rod E and secured in place by aset-screw, L, so that by loosening the said set-screw L the collar K canbe turned upon the rod E to increase or lessen the tension of the springJ, as may be desired. \Vith this construction the divided band H I canbe readily applied to and detached from the leg of the skater, and whenapplied will-support the ankle against turning over toward either side,while allowing it to turn forward and back freely, so that the anklewill be supported against being strained.

Having thus fully described my invention, Iclaim as new and desire tosecure byLetters Patent- 1. An anklesupport for skates, constructedsubstantially as herein shown and described, with the forward edge ofthe heel-plate provided with a socket in which is secured the bent lowerend of an upright rod, to the upper end of which is attached a dividedleg-band, one leaf or section of which is closed by the pressure of aspiral-spring that is carried on the upright'rod, and the degree ofpressure of which is made adjustable, substantially as herein shown anddescribed.

2. In an ankle-support for skates, the combination, with the spiralspring J and the upright rod E, carrying the stationary half-band H andthe hinged half-band I, of the collar K and the set-screw L,substantially as herein shown and described, whereby the tension of thesaid spring can be readily regulated, as set forth.

3. In an ankle-support'for skates, the heelplate B, made substantiallyas herein shown and described, with an open socket at its forward edgeto receive the bentlower end of the upright rod, as set forth.

ELLWOOD GASSE'IT MACOMBER.

Witnesses:

JOSEPH E. MAooMnnR, ISAAC B. MAOOMBER.

